# 2020 Israel Start-Up Nation season

The 2020 cycling season for Israel Start-Up Nation began in January at the Tour Down Under in Australia.
The 2020 season is the team's first as a UCI WorldTeam. After the 2019 season, the team merged with the former Team Katusha–Alpecin team and took over the latter's WorldTeam license, stepping up from the UCI Professional Continental level. To coincide with this promotion, the team changed their name from Israel Cycling Academy to Israel Start-Up Nation, while the former name became the name of the team's Continental level development squad.

## Roster

    As of 3 March 2020.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Matteo Badilatti (SUI) | Matteo Badilatti (SUI) | (1992-07-30)30 July 1992 (aged 27) |
| Rudy Barbier (FRA) | Rudy Barbier (FRA) | (1992-12-18)18 December 1992 (aged 27) |
| Jenthe Biermans (BEL) | Jenthe Biermans (BEL) | (1995-10-30)30 October 1995 (aged 24) |
| Guillaume Boivin (CAN) | Guillaume Boivin (CAN) | (1989-05-25)25 May 1989 (aged 30) |
| Matthias Brändle (AUT) | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | (1989-12-07)7 December 1989 (aged 30) |
| Alexander Cataford (CAN) | Alexander Cataford (CAN) | (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 26) |
| Davide Cimolai (ITA) | Davide Cimolai (ITA) | (1989-08-13)13 August 1989 (aged 30) |
| Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | (1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 31) |
| Itamar Einhorn (ISR) | Itamar Einhorn (ISR) | (1997-09-20)20 September 1997 (aged 22) |
| Omer Goldstein (ISR) | Omer Goldstein (ISR) | (1996-08-13)13 August 1996 (aged 23) |
| André Greipel (GER) | André Greipel (GER) | (1982-07-16)16 July 1982 (aged 37) |
| Ben Hermans (BEL) | Ben Hermans (BEL) | (1986-06-08)8 June 1986 (aged 33) |
| Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | (1994-02-13)13 February 1994 (aged 25) |
| Reto Hollenstein (SUI) | Reto Hollenstein (SUI) | (1985-08-22)22 August 1985 (aged 34) |
| Dan Martin (IRL) | Dan Martin (IRL) | (1986-08-20)20 August 1986 (aged 33) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Travis McCabe (USA) | Travis McCabe (USA) | (1989-05-12)12 May 1989 (aged 30) |
| Daniel Navarro (ESP) | Daniel Navarro (ESP) | (1983-07-18)18 July 1983 (aged 36) |
| Krists Neilands (LAT) | Krists Neilands (LAT) | (1994-08-18)18 August 1994 (aged 25) |
| Guy Niv (ISR) | Guy Niv (ISR) | (1994-03-08)8 March 1994 (aged 25) |
| James Piccoli (CAN) | James Piccoli (CAN) | (1991-09-05)5 September 1991 (aged 28) |
| Nils Politt (GER) | Nils Politt (GER) | (1994-03-06)6 March 1994 (aged 25) |
| Mihkel Räim (EST) | Mihkel Räim (EST) | (1993-07-03)3 July 1993 (aged 26) |
| Alexis Renard (FRA) | Alexis Renard (FRA) | (1999-06-01)1 June 1999 (aged 20) |
| Guy Sagiv (ISR) | Guy Sagiv (ISR) | (1994-12-05)5 December 1994 (aged 25) |
| Patrick Schelling (SUI) | Patrick Schelling (SUI) | (1990-05-01)1 May 1990 (aged 29) |
| Rory Sutherland (AUS) | Rory Sutherland (AUS) | (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 (aged 37) |
| Norman Vahtra (EST) | Norman Vahtra (EST) | (1996-11-23)23 November 1996 (aged 23) |
| Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | (1990-04-19)19 April 1990 (aged 29) |
| Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN) | Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN) | (1994-03-31)31 March 1994 (aged 25) |
| Rick Zabel (GER) | Rick Zabel (GER) | (1993-12-07)7 December 1993 (aged 26) |
| Rider | 2019 team |
| Jenthe Biermans | Team Katusha–Alpecin |
| Alex Dowsett | Team Katusha–Alpecin |
| André Greipel | Arkéa–Samsic |
| Hugo Hofstetter | Cofidis |
| Reto Hollenstein | Team Katusha–Alpecin |
| Dan Martin | UAE Team Emirates |
| Travis McCabe | Floyd's Pro Cycling |
| Daniel Navarro | Team Katusha–Alpecin |
| James Piccoli | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling |
| Nils Politt | Team Katusha–Alpecin |
| Alexis Renard | neo-pro (stagiaire) |
| Patrick Schelling | Team Vorarlberg Santic |
| Rory Sutherland | UAE Team Emirates |
| Norman Vahtra | neo-pro (Klubi Cycling Tartu) |
| Mads Würtz Schmidt | Team Katusha–Alpecin |
| Rick Zabel | Team Katusha–Alpecin |
| Rider | 2020 team |
| Edwin Ávila | Israel Cycling Academy |
| Clément Carisey | Team Pro Immo Nicolas Roux |
| Zak Dempster | Retired |
| Conor Dunne | Retired |
| Nathan Earle | Team Ukyo |
| Sondre Holst Enger | Riwal Readynez |
| Awet Gebremedhin | Israel Cycling Academy |
| Roy Goldstein | Retired |
| August Jensen | Riwal Readynez |
| Riccardo Minali | Nippo–Delko–One Provence |
| Ben Perry | Israel Cycling Academy |
| Rubén Plaza | Retired |
| Kristian Sbaragli | Alpecin–Fenix |
| Hamish Schreurs | |
| Daniel Turek | Israel Cycling Academy |
| Dennis van Winden | |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 26 January | Vuelta a San Juan, Stage 1 | UCI America Tour UCI ProSeries | Rudy Barbier (FRA) | Argentina | San Juan |
| 20 February | Tour of Antalya, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Mihkel Räim (EST) | Turkey | Antalya |
| 3 March | Le Samyn | UCI Europe Tour | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Belgium | Dour |
| 19 September | Okolo Slovenska, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Rudy Barbier (FRA) | Slovakia | Skalica |
| 10 October | Giro d'Italia, Stage 8 | UCI World Tour | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Italy | Vieste |
| 22 October | Vuelta a España, Stage 3 | UCI World Tour | Dan Martin (IRL) | Spain | La Laguna Negra de Vinuesa |

## National, Continental and World Champions

| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location |
| 20 August | Estonian National Road Race Championships | | Norman Vahtra (EST) | Estonia | Keila |
| 22 August | Austrian National Time Trial Championships | | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | Austria | Lutzmannsburg |